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Fun Activities for Speech Therapy After Winter Break
Welcome back! After a long winter break, it’s time to return to work and make speech therapy fun for our students. Here are some engaging...


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Essential Questions for Parents When Starting with a Service Provider
Choosing the right service provider for your child can be a daunting task. Whether it’s a therapist, counselor, or any other specialist,...


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DHH Alphabet Soup: Understanding Common Acronyms Families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Encounter
When a family is navigating the world of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals, they may encounter a variety of terms and acronyms...


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The Benefits of Board Books for Young Children: A Guide for Parents
As parents, we always strive to give our children the best start in life. One of the simplest yet most impactful ways to support your...


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Understanding the Three Types of Hearing Loss: A Guide for Families
Did you know that most Deaf and hard-of-hearing children are born to hearing parents? Most of these families report never having any...


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I am THRIVING.
Last year, I wrote a blog post that became really popular about how I quit a job after only 3 months of being employed there. To say that...


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Navigating Your Child's Cochlear Implant Journey: Ensuring a Sound Start
This blog post is a guest post by Dr. Kelsey Kerkhove. Read more about Dr. Kerkhove here. The day your child's cochlear implant is turned...


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Embracing Differences Through Stories: Showings Kids with Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants
Our role as speech-language pathologists goes beyond guiding individuals to develop their communication skills. We are also champions of...


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The Importance of Love, Support, and Consistency for Language Development
Learn how love, support, and consistency can help Deaf and hard of hearing children develop language skills.


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Mastering Regular Past Tense -ed: A Guide to Sound /t/, /d/, and /id/
Learning the past tense of regular verbs is an essential part of mastering the English language. While many verbs follow the same rule of...


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Toying Around with Language
Did you know there is a whole language strategy that encourages the use of toys to help a child develop their language skills? Toy Talk...


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Hearing Loss and Heart Conditions? What you need to know about the connection.
Connection Between Hearing Loss and Heart Conditions Heart disease and hearing loss are two health conditions that are often overlooked,...


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We are resilient.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity and continue moving forward. We work with people who are facing some of the most...


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Free Language Screener? Don't mind if I do!
Everyone loves a free tool to add to their clinical toolbox! The Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (TEGI) does just that. This...


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I have a Deaf kid on my caseload. What assessments do I give?
This is a question I get asked a lot! What assessments do I give to a Deaf or hard-of-hearing child? What should my assessment focus on?...

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Why Julia?
Read to the end for a sneak peek of one of the illustrations! When I sat down with my mom to think about the main character's name, we...

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Yes, I quit a job after 3 months.
You read that right: a few months ago, I quit a job after only 3 months of being employed there. I have debated about sharing this for a...


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My Top Literacy Trainings or Courses Recommendations
"What courses or certifications should I pursue if I want to do more with reading instruction and literacy?" That is one of the top...


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Magnify Your Sessions with This Tool
I found this magnifying glass that has a LED light built-in and let me tell you... it has been AMAZING! Bonus is I feel like Inspector...

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Note-taking help for older children
As children get older, the text gets longer and the story becomes more complex. The plots get longer, the characters have more emotions,...
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